[cvsnt] (licensing) What do I have to do to keep CVS and non-GNU seperated?

Glen Starrett grstarrett at cox.net
Wed Nov 5 04:30:07 GMT 2003


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> My question is about the CVS license.  I did end up reading 
> the GNU license, and if we do end up using CVS as part of the 
> installation, there could be an argument that they are two 
> different objects and not a single application.  I'd like to 
> know to what extent and how carefully I need to draw that 
> line as to not cause any problems down the line.
> 
> I haven't found any license on the cvsnt website other than a 
> reference to GNU, so I'm hoping for something more specific 
> to the interface it uses (i.e. cmd-line) as well as any 
> experiences others have had with this issue.

Here's a good starting place for information on GPL and how you can use GPL
applicaions.  The FAQ has some entries that point closely to what you're
asking about.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#GPL

Also see the section "Using programs released under the GPL when writing
other programs"
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html

Regards,

Glen Starrett




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